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Aug 03 2021
News
Left pins hopes on Nina Turner in Ohio after recent defeats
The left of the Democratic Party is pinning its hopes on a primary victory on Tuesday to ease the pain of some recent disappointments.
Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator who served as a high-profile surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during the 2020 presidential campaign, looks to have the edge to win the Democratic House primary in the state’s 11th Congressional District.
The HillJul 13 2021
Perspectives Blog
How Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs” Can Help Us Find Common Ground
Imagine that the economy has imploded and you have just been let go from your job. After months of tirelessly searching for a new job, your savings have been depleted and you are forced to foreclose on your home. As you sit, stressfully contemplating your plans for the future, what are your priorities going to be? Will you be concerned with America’s foreign policy agenda (Should the number
Jackson LanzerMar 20 2022
News
Miller-Meeks files for re-election in new Iowa 1st Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, filed her nomination papers with the Iowa Secretary of State on Friday, making her candidacy in the Republican primary in the newly drawn Iowa 1st Congressional District official.
Miller-Meeks, who is seeking her second term, is the only candidate in the race to submit qualifying signatures in all 20 counties in the district, including
The Iowa TorchDec 28 2021
News
Lockdown Policies and Mask Mandates Linked With Lower IQ in Children: Psychiatrist
The nation’s recent lockdown policies and mask mandates will create a generation of children who exhibit lower IQs and signs of social brain damage, according to a clinical psychiatrist for children and adolescents.
Dr. Mark McDonald cited an Aug. 11 study by Brown University (pdf) that found that “children born during the pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor, and overall
The Epoch TimesMar 30 2020
News
Florida megachurch pastor arrested for refusing to call off services
Florida's Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister issued a warrant for the arrest of megachurch pastor Rodney Howard-Browne on Monday after he refused to cancel his packed services and obey coronavirus social distancing orders.
The big picture: With at least 5,000 cases and 60 deaths as of Monday morning, Florida is a growing epicenter for the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Ron DeSantis
AxiosOct 14 2021
News
Democrats send heavy hitters to boost McAuliffe, amid anxiety over his race
Prominent Democrats from across the country are mobilizing to try to lift Terry McAuliffe to victory in the final weeks of the Virginia governor’s race, a critical election that has put Democrats on edge and carries significant national ramifications for the party.
Former president Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail for McAuliffe later this month as part of an effort to boost
Washington PostJun 28 2022
News
The Phantom Hunt for the Supreme Court Leaker
On the menu today, a smorgasbord: Hey, how’s that hunt for the Supreme Court leaker going? Progressive Democrats fume that even with two months’ warning of the Dobbs decision, the Biden administration still seems blindsided and slow-footed. Meanwhile, congressional Democrats’ idea of putting abortion clinics on federal lands in red states faces a slew of financial and logistical hurdles. The
National Review (News)Dec 02 2021
News
Roe v. Wade challenge isn’t about banning abortion, it’s about states’ rights, Sen. Mike Lee says
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take up the most significant abortion case in nearly 50 years, a dozen Republicans senators, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, advocated for returning the issue to states.
The justices will hear arguments Wednesday over a Mississippi law that banned nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, allowing them only in medical emergencies or cases of
Deseret NewsOct 19 2021
Opinion
Texas’s anti-abortion law is back at SCOTUS. Here’s what’s different this time around.
On October 14, the conservative United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit formally blocked a trial court’s decision halting SB 8, a Texas law banning most abortions in that state. On Monday, the US Justice Department, which sued to halt the Texas law, sought review of the Fifth Circuit’s thinly reasoned, single-paragraph order in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court, where
VoxJun 29 2022
Opinion
Redistricting battle further positions DeSantis for 2024 presidential bid
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a political enigma. The Harvard and Yale-educated attorney has accomplished what numerous conservative politicians — among them Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and fellow-Floridian Marco Rubio — have tried and failed to do in the wake of Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party: position himself as the ultimate insider with the outsider cred to
The Hill